M.F. Husain, Untitled, watercolor on paper, 1950s
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011)
Untitled, 1956
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower left
10 ½ x 9 in. (26.7 x 22.9 cm)
Sold for US$ 21,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • There is a pencil sketch and some hand-written cursive on the reverse.

    Provenance: The consignor's father served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer in Bombay, India, starting in 1952. Through both professional and social-circles the the consignor's family became personally acquainted with M.F. Husain. Husain's visits to the consignor's apartment during his childhood are well and fondly remembered. This piece was purchased directly from the artist during the mid 1950s.

Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art


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